Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 10:17:33 +0100
From: Sophie V <wind_phoenix@hotmail.com>
Subject: Fate Will Gather Us Together: Chapter Four

Author's note : That's it, chapter four. Thanks to everyone who read my
story, and another thank to all people who send me feedback in addition! I
LOVE YOU ALL! YOU'RE SO GREAT!!

You know that thing: I don't know any of the BSB and I don't know their
sexuality and yadi yadi yada.... Don't read if you aren't older enough to,
and if you don't like homosexual stories... are you lost or stupid?

I know that I like many stories but I can't help it! Anyway, I advise you
these ones:
"Nick and Brian", by JC Vascardi
"Open Arms", by Carter
"Because I love you", by Lucas Thompson
"The Body Switch with Nick Carter" by Sher
"The Project" by Adam
"Any Path", all the sequels, and "Interludes" by Dara Lynn
"Star Crossed" and "I Need You Tonight" by Jo Beth Hill
"It's Gonna Be Me" by Jamie
"Say my Name" by Jo Beth Hill and Colleen
"BSB and 'NSync" by Mark J
"Heaven in yours eyes" by Beck
"Question of Faith" by Nathaniel O'Leary
"Chances are" by Red
"Josh and Just" by AJ Shukla
"Just One Call" by Sarah
"Tearing Up My Ass" by Rick Chasez
"Kevin and Dustin" by Nick Moore
"Little White Lies" by Elly Iles
"Devotion" by Angel1313
"Calming Waters" by NCfan
"The Real Nick" by Kevin Michael
and "God Must Have Spent" by AJ B

Be careful... my list will probably be longer;) You can also check out my
other stories "Together Again" and "Porcelain"... to everyone who read them
too, don't worry, I still write them.

Remember that English isn't my first language! So sorry for the errors that
I may did!

Fate Will Gather Us Together
Chapter Four
By Sophie V. (wind_phoenix@hotmail.com)

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Rehearse went without so much problems, even if Gene looked disturbed.
During it, Nick was sitting on a chair near the scene. He couldn't help but
to watch Gene. He fascinated him, as well as for his talent than for his
similarity. Mark, who was at the battery, saw that. He could tell that Gene
like hypnotized Nick.

"They looked so much to each other..." he thought.

Nick couldn't help but wonder why Gene and him had the same faces and body.
It was as if they were twins.

"But it's impossible... I can't have a twin brother... Mom and Dad had never
said anything about that... But still..." he thought as he continued to look
at Gene.

An hour later, at the end of the rehearse, Gene looked at where Nick was
sitting and didn't see him. As much as he was relieved, he couldn't help but
to be disappointed. After all, even if he was intimidated, he really wanted
to know him.

"Maybe it's better..." he thought. He placed a hand on his heart and sighed.
"What did I feel?"

"Hey Gene! What are you going to do, now? Denis, Fred and I are going to a
club. Want to join us?" Said Mark.

"Um... I think I'm gonna stay here... Just a few more thinks." Said Gene.

"Oh, come on man, you can do that tomorrow!" said Denis.

"No, I want to finish it today." Said Gene "Sorry but that's what I want to
do!"

"Alright..." said Mark. "We'll see you later!"

"See ya!" said Gene before he went to his dressing room.

He sighed, striped down his clothes and went in the shower. As he washed
himself, he remembered everything that happened today.

"I learn the musical lyrics, I saw Nick, I SAVE Nick and I met him."

He put some shampoo in his hand and washed his hair.

"That's a lot... and anything for me today..."

After he finished washing himself, he went back to the room, naked, to take
a towel. As he entered, his eyes widened opened as he saw Nick standing
here.

"Oh my god!" said Nick as he saw Gene naked. He blushed and turned away.
"I... I'm sorry..."

Gene blushed as well and quickly pulled a towel around his waist.

"Sorry about that..." he said. He looked at Nick and saw only his back.

"Don't be shy, Nick. It's okay." Said Gene sincerely.

Nick turned around and looked at Gene. Now that Gene's hair were back to
blond, it was as if he was looking at himself in a mirror... except for the
well-muscular chest that Gene had.

"If only I could have that..." he whispered as he stared at Gene's chest. He
looked up at Gene and was met by a questioning face.

"Sorry... I knocked on the door but since I heard nothing, I entered." Said
Nick, a bit ashamed and his face still a bit red.

"It's okay, Nick. I don't mind. Since you're the star, you can do what you
want." Said Gene, smiling. Nick just giggled a little. "So... you wanted to
see me?" asked Gene as he started to take some clothes from the couch.

"Well... I wanted to thank you again for saving me." Said Nick

"I'm just glad that you're alive." Said Gene. Nick smiled and said, shyly:
"Um... And... I wanted to... know you better..."

"That's kind. To tell you the true, I want to know you better too." Said
Gene as he went behind a folding screen and started to dress. "I think I
need to. You know... I never met someone who looked so much like me."

"I feel the same way... I never thought that I would have a double like
you." Nick said, giggling.

Gene stepped out of the closet, smiling. He was wearing baggie blue jeans
and a blue tee shirt. He went in front of the glass and combed his hair.

"You dried your hair in blond?" asked Nick.

"No... I'm naturally blond. But I like brown hair too. It's not like
Fatima." Said Gene as he turned around to look at Nick.

"Fatima? Our choreographer?" said Nick.

"Yes. When she saw me at the airport, she called me Nick and said that blond
is better for me than brown." Said Gene caused Nick to laugh.

"I dried my hair in brown sometimes... but not very often." He said. "My
best friend suggested it one time and so... I tried it."

"You dry your hair because of your best friend? How cute!" said Gene while
giggling, causing Nick to blush.

"He's the best friend in the world! He meant so much to me... and we both
liked it that way so it's fine. Anyway, I like my hair blond too." He said.

"Yeah... I had a best friend me too... we were so closed than we could
guessed what the other thought, we were always there for one another." Said
Gene.

"Why 'were'? You loosed contact?" asked Nick

"He dead two years ago." Said Gene, a bit sad.

"Oh god, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have ask that..." said Nick, a bit ashamed.

"It's okay, Nick. Don't worry... I supposed you never had this experience."
Said Gene as he walked toward him and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Well... almost. My best friend had a surgery for his heart two years ago. I
was truly afraid to loose him." Said Nick, a sad look on his face.

"So, let's no talk about it, okay?" said Gene.

Nick looked at Gene and smiled. "He's very kind." he thought.

"So... I know we're at the same hotel. You'll go with me?" asked Nick
hopeful.

"Yes, sure. We'll know each other more." Said Gene as he and Nick exited the
loge. Nick was happy. It was as if he found someone he always searched in
his life.

"He's special... I feel it..." he thought as the two boys made their way to
the hotel.

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"Since you're seven years old?!" said Nick as he and Gene entered in the
hotel room.

"Yes... I had my first guitar at my seventh birthday and that's how I
learn." Said Gene.

"That's cool..." said Nick as they sat on his bed. "I only started to play
drums when I was fourteen. Do... um..."

"Yeah, what?" said Gene.

"Well... I was wondering if maybe you could teach me? I play guitar
sometimes but I'm still not very good..." said Nick "But you know, if you
don't want to, it's not a prob..."

"I'll do, Nick." Said Gene, smiling. "I'll be glad to."

"Thanks." Said Nick, smiling also. He looked at his watch and said:
"Well... it's almost 8... how about we ordered room service?"

"I can?" asked Gene.

"Of, course! You're my guess." Said Nick as he walked to the phone. "Do you
like pizza?"

"I LOVE pizza!" said Gene, smiling.

"Good!" said Nick as he dialed the number and waited for the answer.

Gene looked at him and then at the TV. He switched it on, took the remote,
and tried to find something to watch.
"Nothing look good..." he whispered as he switched off the TV. Then Nick sat
next to him.

"Gonna be there in thirty minutes." Said Nick.

"Good... nothing look good on TV." Said Gene.

"Well...  we can just talk? Just to know us better..." suggested Nick.

"Why not?" said Gene as he got up and looked toward the window.

"You know... I was always wondering when and where I could find the one that
I would always love..." said Nick as he got up and walked toward him.

"It's difficult to be in love and be sure it's the one." Said Gene

"I know what you mean... did you ever been in love?" he asked.

"Yes... a beautiful three years relationship... before the sea take him away
from me." Said Gene, not realizing what he just said.

"'Him'?!" said Nick, shocked.

Gene looked at him and then realized what he just said. Nick had a shocked
face. Gene felt his heart breaking. He had just ruined, or thought that he
had ruined, what could have been a relationship with him... a new friend. He
looked down as his feet as tears streamed down his face.

"I... I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said anything... I go now." He said
sadly as he walked toward the door. He was about to open the door when he
felt Nick grabbing his arm.

"Wait, Gene... I don't care if you're gay or bi... I want to be your
friend." He said sincerely. Gene looked at him, questioning.

"You... you mean you don't... hate me?" he asked in a small voice.

"Of course not!" Nick said. He then hugged him "Don't worry..."

"Thanks... you don't know how much it's mean to me..." he said as he started
to sob.

"Shh... don't cry..." said Nick.

"I'm sorry... I had a few friends before... and they all let me down... when
I said to them that I was bi..." he said as he started to cry harder. Nick
let him sat on the bed and hugged him as he rubbed his back, a few tears
streaming down his own face.

"It's... why do I feel...?" he thought, confused, as he put his head on
Gene's right shoulder, who were still crying.

****************

Nick stroked Gene's hair, who was lying on the bed. He had stopped crying
and felt better as Nick stroke his face and hair.

"You want to talk about it?" asked Nick softly.

"I don't want to bother you with that, Nick..." said Gene, looking in Nick's
eyes. He saw Nick smiling a little.

"It won't." said Nick "You can talk to me if you want..."

Gene looked at the ceiling and sighed.

"Well... I met him when I was ten years old... He was thirteen... I was
walking in a park when I saw a ball going in a tree and him asking for some
help... I proposed my help and we succeed to have the ball back... when I
gave it to him, he was so happy and thanked me... after he asked me if he
wanted to play with me... that's how we met."

Nick nodded, listening.

"His name was Jeff... We very quickly become best friends and at the age of
fourteen, I fell in love with him."

"You fell in love with your best friend?" said Nick, surprised.

"Yeah... I know it's sound weird but it just happen." Said Gene.

"I didn't say it's sound weird..." said Nick as he looked at his hands. Gene
looked closely at him and saw that he was in deep thought.

"Nick?" he said hesitantly. Nick came back to reality and looked at Gene.

"You're okay?" asked Gene.

"Yes... just thinking about something... don't worry about that." Said Nick,
smiling. Gene just nodded. Yet, he felt that something was wrong with him.

"How did you know that you were in love with Jeff?" asked Nick.

"I think I just always know... But I remember that day when we were watching
a movie at his house. His parents weren't there. I lay against him because I
was tired and I feel my heart beating loudly... He didn't mind and he was
even running his fingers in my hair. It was a so good feeling and I almost
feel asleep... at the end of the movie, I was very tired and ready to fall
asleep. I remembered that he carried me in his bed and kissed my forehead as
he was saying good night... I was so happy... I think that's when I knew."
said Gene.

"What happen when he found out that you love him?" asked Nick

"He didn't found out... A year later, he told me that he was gay and in love
with me... I was shocked and so happy at that moment... but all he could see
was shock... he burst into tears and begged me to not rejecting him because
if he couldn't have me as a lover, he still wanted me as his best friend
because he cared about me more than anything in the world."

"And what did you do?" asked Nick

"I took him in my arms and kissed him passionately and lovingly for a few
minutes." Answered Gene.

"Awww... so sweet..." said Nick, while giggling "I supposed he was
surprised."

"Sure. Even if he returned the kiss, when I stopped it, his eyes were still
closed, his mouth slightly opened... he couldn't believed what had just
happened and when he opened his eyes, he asked if he was dead and in
heaven." Said Gene, smiling. Nick was smiling too.

"That's how you started your relationship." He said.

"Yeah... for three years... our families accept us so that was even
better... it wasn't the case for my other friends who rejected us." said
Gene looking at Nick.

"I'll never reject you, Gene. For me, to be gay, bi, lesbian, or straight...
there's no difference... except for the sexuality of course." said Nick,
smiling. Gene smiled too.

"Despite that, we were truly happy... Until it happen..." he said as his
smile faded

Nick saw that Gene was hurt. He sat him up and said:
"You know... if you don't want to talk about it, it's fine for me..."

"I have to... I don't know why, Nick, but in my heart, I know that if I told
you, it will be better." Said Gene. Nick nodded and sat in front of him.

"Two years ago, we decided to do a travel in the ocean. At this time, our
families and us lived in California... we had our own boat that we bought
about one mouth ago... well...we were in the ocean when we saw some big
black clouds... we decided to turn back but we were far from the coast and
the wind was strong... about less than one hour ago, there was a big
storm... giant waves, strong wind and rain... we were in critical
situation..." he said as he frowned. Nick put an arm around him as he
continued.

"We had called for help in our radio... about a few minutes later, a big
wave had swept the boat which, fortunately, was still up... I clutched the
mast just in time so I didn't fall... Jeff hadn't had this chance and I hear
him screaming my name... I went as fast as I could to where he was... he
would fall in the sea if I didn't take him back..." he said, a tear
streaming down his face. Nick had a worried look on his face.

"I was about to have him back... I was about to reach him... when another
wave had hit us and had threw Jeff away in the sea... and me on the mast
which knocked me out..." said Gene, a pain look on his face.
"When I woke up... I was in hospital... the doctors told me that the help
had found me near the broken mast of the boat, which derived toward the
coast... When I ask for Jeff... they said that they didn't find him..." Gene
was now crying. Nick pulled him in his arms as he continued.

"They continued to search him... I was searching him too... the ocean, the
state... no Jeff... I couldn't stop crying for months, I wanted to join him,
I tried several times to kill myself but each times I failed... My family,
Jeff's family... Everyone tried to help me and said that Jeff surely wants
me to be happy and not to be in pain, that he was looking at him from where
he was..." he moaned in pain. "He will always been in my heart... I don't
know if I'll fall in love one day, again... but even if I do, I'll still
love him..."

Gene was now crying on Nick's shoulder, who was crying too. He could feel
Gene's pain and it broke his heart.

"Gene..." he said between tears, "I'm sure that he'll always love you... and
one day you'll join him and you'll be together."

Gene pulled away and rubbed his face. Nick did that too.

"I know... I just hope that... if I'll find love again... it will be with
someone like him... kind, so caring..." said Gene.

"I'm sure you will..." said Nick.

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00:30 A.M

"I swear it... thirty times in a six hours making love session..." said Gene
as he finished a can beer.

"Nah... that's impossible..." said Nick also drinking a can of beer.

"I swear it! Jeff was a GOD in bed!" said Gene. "I always screamed his name
like a fool when we had sex..."

"Whoa! Can't wait to have sex with someone like that one day..." said Nick
as he opened another can of beer and drank it.

During several hours, Nick and Gene had never stopped talking about music,
sports, girls, guys, and sex... while eating and drinking. Especially
drinking. Nick had drunk six cans of beer and Gene four. Nick didn't like to
drink alcohol but Gene suggested him to try the beer he asked after the
pizza arrived. After he had tasted one can of this beer... he couldn't stop
anymore. To say that they were drunk was true.

"You never had sex with girls... that's strange for a bi guy." Said Nick.

"Well... I'm attracted to girls but I never really wanted to do that... I
preferred gay sex..." he said smiling at Nick. Nick giggled and burped,
before saying:
"Kissing is also different if it's a man?" asked Nick

"Yeah... Girl's lips are soft and but I prefer a man's lips... better to me,
you know..." Said Gene as he took another sip of beer.

"I really wonder what it's look like... to kiss a man's lips." Said Nick.

"You want to date a man?" asked Gene, curiously.

"No... It's just that I always wondered what a man felt when he kissed
another man." Said Nick, looking at Gene.

"You want to know?" asked Gene. Nick just shrugged.

"I'll help you." Said Gene as he took Nick in his arms and kissed him right
on the lips. Nick, who was totally under alcohol's control, didn't move and
just let Gene kissing him.
Suddenly, Gene abruptly pulled away from Nick and looked at him in shock.
Even if he was still a little drunk, he abruptly realized what he was doing.
He had just kissed Nick.

"Oh my god... I'm so sorry..." he said as he got up and rushed toward the
door.

"Gene... no... Wait..." said Nick, a little weakly.

Gene turned away toward him just in time to see Nick fainting.

"Nick? Oh my god, Nick!" screamed Gene as he rushed toward Nick. He just had
to look to see that Nick was breathing and snoring a little. He had just
feel asleep. Gene sighed in relief and took Nick on the bed. He carefully
undressed him to his boxers and let Nick's shirt on him before he pulled him
in bed. He called the service's room to take all the can of beer and the
dishes they used to eat the pizza. About ten minutes later, the room was
clean. Gene looked one more time at Nick, who was deeply asleep, then
switched off the light and exited the room.

"Good job, Gene." He thought sarcastically "Next time... BE CAREFUL WITH THE
BEER!!!"

As he went to his room, he couldn't help but felt uncomfortable and a bit
sick because of the kiss. He entered in the room and saw that Mark wasn't
there.

"Probably still at a club with Fred and Denis..." he thought.

As he closed the door of his room, he suddenly felt very sick and ran in the
bathroom toward the toilet just in time to sick in it. After that, he and
splashed his face. He was a bit pale.

"Strange... what happen to me?" he said as he started to brush his teeth.
After that, he went back in the room, stripped down his boxers and kept his
shirt on as he went into his bed. He switched off the light and as he feel
asleep, his last thoughts were:
"God... He was more drunk than I was... I hope he won't remembered what
happen..."

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I know that several of you aren't happy by what Gene did to Nick... just
wait to see if Nick will remember that...
As always... feedbacks are welcome! :)
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